{
  "id": 16581826,
  "title": "Dubai road closures this week for driverless taxi tests: Diversions, timings and travel tips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dubai-road-closures-this-week-for-driverless-taxi-tests-diversions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T09:12:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai/dubai-road-closures-this-week-for-driverless-taxi-tests-diversions-timings-and-travel-tips-1.500723848"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai motorists face daytime traffic disruption this week as three lanes on Emirates Road (E611) and the Al Maktoum International Airport Tunnel close for six days. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says the restrictions will run from Monday, October 26, to Saturday, October 31, to allow autonomous taxi companies to conduct highway tests. The closures will be in place daily from 9am to 4pm,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Dubai announces lane closures on Emirates Road from Monday to clear the way for self-driving taxi tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dubai-announces-lane-closures-on-emirates-road-from-monday-to-clear",
        "published": "2026-10-26T07:48:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}